Baby ready for weaning at 3 months???

I was looking on the internet for information on weaning and I found some signs that your baby is ready for solids and they were:

Holding his or her head up and controlling head movements.

Sitting well when supported.

Making chewing motions.

Doubling his or her birth weight.

Being unsatisfied after a full milk feed

Demanding increasing and more frequent milk feeds

Attempting to put things in his or her mouth

After a period of sleeping through the night waking in the night with hunger

Displaying curiosity about what you are eating.

My lo is 13 weeks old and in the last 3 weeks she has been displaying curiosity about what we are eating and attempting to put things (and succeeding) in her mouth. Also, about the same time my husband had been giving her a taste of whatever he eats and she had loved it to the point where if he stopped she would cry and only stop when he gave it to her again (already controlling her father).

Based on the above, would I be right in saying that my baby is ready for weaning and I should carry on giving her a taster of what we eat? Should I discuss with my hv or is it something that they will tell me at a later date?

Comments (18)

3 months sound really young. You need to be very careful as the digestive system of your child may not be able to cope with the type of food and may not be able to process the food to give your baby what she needs to grow. You can also make her really ill.

i started weaning my baby at 3months because she used to go mental and have screaming fits everytime i ate something and if she was next to me would try and place her hand on my food she's now 6 months old and is a perfectly happy little baby.

I got told that if i thought she was ready to trust my instinct i did and she's a lot more content now than she was. You know your own child, i'd say trust your instincts but like people have said start with small things like baby rice then try a little bit of rusk and milk my LO (little one) still has this for breakfast and supper before she goes to bed.

Hi, apparently it used to be 12 pounds or 12 weeks whichever came first - back in the day in the 60s! (mother in law advice again!) I have been told by lots of people that my lo won't go til 6 months - I would trust your instinct like the last post said, but perhaps leave it til 4 months at least to make sure her system is a bit more up to it.

Hiya just thought I'd share my experiance, Ben was more than ready for food at 3 months but he had a few problems wen he was born so wen I said to the HV (Health Visitor) she informed me that i should ask Bens consultant so on his third month of life he had an appointment at the hospital n i told them wat was going on n the said if he's not satisfied wi just milk n im happy to start weanin him I could!

So on the way home we popped into tesco n bought wat the HV (Health Visitor) had recommended (if the consultant gave the go ahead) which was Baby rice with puree'd apple, pear, mashed banana n within a week he was moving on to bigger amounts and different foods mixed in! By the time he was 4 months he was eating 3 meals a day (baby cereal, baby rice with fruit or veg then for dinner a small amout of wat we were havin without seasonin)

It is a totally personal choice and decision and as uve probibly heard every baby is different, go by wat u feel is ryt for ur baby.

Cecie, do what you feel is right for you. The guidelines are there for a reason, and trust me, it's not just so that someone on here can make their evening more entertaining by trying to wind up others!

Speak to your HV. Every child is different. Some will be starving hungry at 3 months, some will not have any interest in food before they get to 6 months! It's impossible to give out a ruling on what is right and what is wrong when it comes to weaning your child, over the internet. I am sure you are aware of this.

Let us know how you get on, I think I am coming close to the weaning stage as well and I am getting all excited about getting my little man to discover food!

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